“Without new security rules at the Canada-U.S. border, there could be a clamour from Americans to close it completely if a terrorist slips through and attacks, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Friday. Requiring people entering the United States to provide identification and proof of citizenship, like a birth certificate, starting at the end [...]
“A presidential committee has recommended changes in border processing technologies and procedures — including several categories of systems upgrades and policy reforms — to relieve onerous border crossing requirements for entry into the United States that have reduced foreigners’ desire to come to the country for tourism, study and business. The panel noted that existing [...]
“The U.S. plans to increase security checks on passengers from Europe, according to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. He said the move should not restrict travel and trade.” (AHN)
“Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has urged states that need more time to comply with a new driver’s license law to secure a waiver to keep state-issued licenses valid for air travel beyond spring.” (AHN)
“Travelers entering the United States by land this year won’t need a passport now that President Bush has signed the omnibus spending bill into law. Tucked inside that law signed on Dec. 26, 2007, is a provision known as the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative that pushed back a plan by the Department of Homeland Security [...]
“Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner passenger jet may have a serious security vulnerability in its onboard computer networks that could allow passengers to access the plane’s control systems, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The computer network in the Dreamliner’s passenger compartment, designed to give passengers in-flight internet access, is connected to the plane’s control, [...]
If a pair of Transportation Security Administration officers strolling by a Sea-Tac Airport ticket counter wish you happy holidays and ask where you’re traveling, it might be more than just Christmas spirit. Travelers at Sea-Tac and dozens of other major airports across America are being scrutinized by teams of TSA behavior-detection officers specially trained to [...]
Investigators with bomb-making components in their luggage and on their person were able to pass through security checkpoints at 19 U.S. airports without detection, according to the Government Accountability Office. (CNN)
A radar failure over the Amazon forced Brazil to turn back or ground a string of international flights Saturday, deepening a national aviation crisis just hours after the president unveiled safety measures prompted by the country’s deadliest air disaster. (CNN)